Security News > 2022 > August > Rise in IoT vulnerability disclosures, up 57%

Vulnerability disclosures impacting IoT devices increased by 57% in the first half of 2022 compared to the previous six months, according to a research by Claroty.

The report also found that over the same time period, vendor self-disclosures increased by 69%, becoming more prolific reporters than independent research outfits for the first time, and fully or partially remediated firmware vulnerabilities increased by 79%, a notable improvement given the relative challenges in patching firmware versus software vulnerabilities.

IoT devices: 15% of vulnerabilities were found in IoT devices, a significant increase from 9% in Team82's last report covering the second half of 2021.

For the first time, the combination of IoT and IoMT vulnerabilities exceeded IT vulnerabilities.

Vendor self-disclosures: For the first time, vendor self-disclosures have surpassed independent research outfits as the second most prolific vulnerability reporters, after third-party security companies.

Firmware: Published firmware vulnerabilities were nearly on par with software vulnerabilities, a huge jump from the 2H 2021 report when there was almost a 2:1 disparity between software and firmware.

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